Roots

IrishCentral’s repository of everything to do with your Irish roots – from Irish history, your ancestors, your Irish name, to ancient myth, legend and folklore.

The upheaval in early May, 100 years ago, during the Irish War of Independence

The upheaval in early May, 100 years ago, during the Irish War of Independence

Gun running from across the Irish Sea during the Irish War of Independence

Gun running from across the Irish Sea during the Irish War of Independence

Remembering the 4,000 Irish who died at Gallipoli this Anzac Day

Remembering the 4,000 Irish who died at Gallipoli this Anzac Day

Irish Americans must respond to ethnic question in 2020 US Census

Irish Americans must respond to ethnic question in 2020 US Census

22,000 Irish suffer from undiagnosed Celtic blood disease

22,000 Irish suffer from undiagnosed Celtic blood disease

Great Famine Voices Roadshow goes online amid COVID-19 crisis

Great Famine Voices Roadshow goes online amid COVID-19 crisis

Ireland’s greatest jewel heist - an inside job at Dublin Castle?

Ireland’s greatest jewel heist - an inside job at Dublin Castle?

Ireland’s bubonic plague scare in 1900

Ireland’s bubonic plague scare in 1900

"Buried silently and sadly" - The Irish Famine dead of 1847

"Buried silently and sadly" - The Irish Famine dead of 1847

My great-uncle's Easter Rising fight at the South Dublin Union

My great-uncle's Easter Rising fight at the South Dublin Union

History

On This Day: Winston Churchill ordered Black and Tans into Ireland in 1920

On This Day: Winston Churchill ordered Black and Tans into Ireland in 1920

"Most dangerous woman in America" - Mother Jones remembered for a life of labour and defiance

"Most dangerous woman in America" - Mother Jones remembered for a life of labour and defiance

Titanic hero Irishman Thomas Andrews epitomized bravery as ship went down

Titanic hero Irishman Thomas Andrews epitomized bravery as ship went down

DNA test led a Chicago woman to find family ties to Mrs. O’Leary of the Great Fire fame

DNA test led a Chicago woman to find family ties to Mrs. O’Leary of the Great Fire fame

University of Galway launched digital database of Irish American emigrant letters

University of Galway launched digital database of Irish American emigrant letters

Genealogy

DNA test led a Chicago woman to find family ties to Mrs. O’Leary of the Great Fire fame

DNA test led a Chicago woman to find family ties to Mrs. O’Leary of the Great Fire fame

This St. Patrick's Day, be a Friend of IrishCentral and together we can support each other

This St. Patrick's Day, be a Friend of IrishCentral and together we can support each other

The history of Derry emigration to the US and Canada

The history of Derry emigration to the US and Canada

Remarkable life stories from my grandmother's family in post-Famine Ireland

Remarkable life stories from my grandmother's family in post-Famine Ireland

Irish Mother's Day: Ten things you’ll hear an Irish mammy say

Irish Mother's Day: Ten things you’ll hear an Irish mammy say